Power restored in Germantown

By WTOP Staff
January 8, 2013 | 7:12 PM

WASHINGTON – Power has been restored to Potomac Edison customers in Germantown after a large outage Tuesday night.

At it’s highest point, more than 17,000 were without power.

A spokesperson from the company tells WTOP a problem at a sub-station caused a transmission line to go out.

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Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

By WTOP Staff
September 9, 2020 | 10:00 AM

WASHINGTON — Do you know what you'd do if an emergency hits? What if you're at work, your spouse is stuck in traffic and your children are in school? There's no way to plan for every emergency, but you can make sure you're prepared for different scenarios, including making a plan for your family and building a kit of emergency supplies.

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